IFI at AUB

IFI at AUB has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in September 2022. The social media accounts linked to from IFI at AUB are: • Facebook • LinkedIn • X Besides social media accounts, ifi_aub has populated their site with: • The Revival of Ottoman Era Railway and Türkiye’s Geo-economic Interests in the Levant - IFI BLOG • Rebuilding water justice in Lebanon - Press release - English • Rebuilding water justice in Lebanon - Press release - Arabic • IFI Fellows - IFI Fellows • Ṣawt al-Maʿarakeh: Sound and Urban Warfarism - IFI BLOG • Internship Program • ISA Virtual Conference 2026 • Webinar on: "Options for Lebanon’s Currency Regime" - IFI Events • The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding: An Initial Assessment • Launching a Think Tank Network for the Arab Region • IFI Newsletter: May-June 2026 • Pathways for Increasing the Utilization of Distributed Renewable Energy in Lebanon • Webinar Registration - Zoom • Beyond Hormuz: The Middle East’s New Connectivity Landscape • IFI Events - Upcoming events • "The Impact of Displacement and War Threatens Lebanon's Already Fragile Social-Economic Fabric" by Sibylle Rizk • "Mass Displacement Governance in Lebanon: Access to Rights Amidst War and Multileveled Crises" by Elias Dahrouge • Roundtable Summary“GOLD TO THE RESCUE?” • Roundtable Summary: “THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE BANKING SYSTEM” • Lebanon in the Eye of Storm: War, Diplomacy, and State Survival • Managing Lebanon’s Gold: Governance, Growth, and Financial Recovery • Making Use of Lebanon's Gold: A Tangible Proposal • Launching of the Global Health Diplomacy and Security Program • Latest Analysis on "A Contest Between Negotiation and the Battlefield: Redefining Lebanon’s Rules of Engagement with Israel" • Research Report: "The Changing Landscape of Drug Trafficking within the Emerging Political Context in Lebanon and Syria" • ​​Program Manager at IFI • IFI and UN Women convene young women peacebuilders from across the Arab States to strengthen leadership and advance inclusive peace efforts • هيئة الأمم المتحدة للمرأة ومعهد عصام فارس يجمعان شابات صانعات سلام من مختلف الدول العربية لتعزيز القيادة ودفع جهود السلام الشامل • Arab TTN Newsletter Quarter 1, 2026 • IFI Newsletter: March-April 2026 • Lebanon's Exclusion from Regional Economic Corridors and the Path Back In - IFI BLOG • Monsters of “Global Uncertainty”: Gramsci and Arendt on a World Crisis - IFI BLOG • Can Israel impose a security zone up to the Litani River? - IFI BLOG • Webinar on "Middle East War - Implications and Outlook for Global Energy Markets" • Institute Newsletter page • IFI Newsletter: January-February 2026 • Follow this thread, compiling the analysis by the Institute's inhouse and fellow experts • Arab and International Affairs • Beirut Security Debates 2025 #BSD2025 • A Financial Analysis of the Draft Gap Law • حلقة نقاش - "طرابلس: العودة إلى الأساس" - YouTube • Op-Ed: "Making use of Lebanon's Gold: A Tangible Proposal" • 2025 Institute Highlights • Exploring the Links between Employment, Social Cohesion, and Conflict in Lebanon • IFI Mailing Form Signup • Institute Newsletters - ALL IN ONE PLACE • Syria at the Margins of the Belt-and-Road Rivalry (EN) • Syria at the Margins of the Belt-and-Road Rivalry (AR) • South West Asia and North Africa Future of Work Hub • US Withdrawal from International Organizations: Implications for Global Order - IFI BLOG • The New Gap Law: A Useful Framework with Strategic Ambiguity • Lebanon’s State-Owned Enterprises: What We Know About Them • AUB Model UN Conference: Bridging the Lines Between Politics and Interest - IFI BLOG • السير إلى الهاوية: عام على التحوّل الكبير في سوريا - IFI BLOG • Walking on the edge: Syria one year after the great transformation - IFI BLOG • Find all previous issues of our newsletter here • IFI Newsletter: November-December 2025 • Second MENA Think Tank Forum 2025 • Panel Discussion on: "Towards a Just and Effective Tax System" - IFI Events • حلقة نقاش "ولادة سوريا من جديد؟ مسارات الانتقال والعدالة والإصلاح المؤسسي" • IFI-AGBU Annual Conference on: "Investing in the Power of Youth for Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide" - IFI Events • Is it Time for GCC to Diversify its Security Partnerships? Lessons from Qatar - IFI BLOG • keynote speaker: Ishac Diwan 2025 • IS THE BANKING SECTOR IN LEBANON SALVAGEABLE? • Healing Beyond the Table: The Role of Trauma and Gender in Mediation - IFI BLOG • Wrapping up Season 1 of "Institute Insights" • Institute Insights - season 1 • On the Way Out of Lebanon’s Triple Crisis • الجنوب: صوتٌ لا يصلُ إلى بيروت - IFI BLOG • Arab Think Tanks on Climate Change & the Environment • Not apathy: why Lebanese youth are rationally opting out of politics - IFI BLOG • Introduction to Refugees and Forced Displacement Studies • Comparative-Analysis-of-UNSCR-1701-and-the-2024-Ceasefire-Agreement-Arabic • Comparative-Analysis-of-UNSCR-1701-and-the-2024-Ceasefire-Agreement • A Country in Crisis, a Fortress in the Hills: The U.S. Stakes in Lebanon - IFI BLOG • Investing in the Power of Youth for Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide • ندوتين بعنوان: "خمسون سنة على الحرب الأهليّة: مسارات نحو التعافي المجتمعي" - YouTube • Translators in Political Conflicts: The Third Party - IFI BLOG • IFI Youtube Channel • Panel Discussion on "Lebanon’s Foreign Policy: Challenges and Recommendations" • سياسة لبنان الخارجية: التحديات والتوصيات • Lebanon’s Foreign Policy: Challenges and Recommendations • Against the Current: Reflections and Lessons on Service in Government • Reshaping Governance in the MENA Region: Domestic Pressures and Global Dynamics - YouTube • Institute Newsletter: September-October 2025 • Arab TTN’s Substack | Arab Think Tank Network | Substack • IFI and the Arab Thought Forum sign MOU • مذكرة تفاهم بين معهد عصام فارس في الجامعة الأميركية ومنتدى الفكر العربي • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 10 with Varak Ketsamenian, Assistant Professor, Dep • Discussion on: "Building an Arab Voice on the Governance of Global Public Goods" • Second Annual MENA Think Tank Forum: Arab Perspectives on Global Public Goods and Their Governance • Discussion on: "What Kind of Recovery? Quick Wins and Short Term Paths Out of the Crisis" • THE “BATTLE OF THE CORRIDORS” REGIONAL INTERCONNECTIVITY AND THE GEO-ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST • Routledge Handbook of China's Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia | Mh • Open Call: Junior Fellows Program • WPS Working Group Concludes Abu Dhabi Dialogue with White Policy Paper Ahead of UN Security Council Debate • Short Term Priorities for Economic Recovery in Lebanon - IFI BLOG • TAHAWOR Project • Q&A: Building An Arab Voice on the Governance of Global Public Goods - September 16, 2025 • IFI newsletter: July-August 2025 • Zedoun Alzoubi - IFI Fellows • Vacancies • The Institute and the International Center for Transitional Justice sign MoU • Join Our Mailing List • The Role of the Media in Erasing Arab Contributions to Science, Medicine, and Culture • In a World of Uncertainty and Chaos, is there a Future for International Relations? • Towards a Socio-technical and Responsible AI Transformation in Lebanon • Internship Program at IFI • IFI Newsletter: May-June 2025 • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 9 with Nora Boustany, Award-winning correspondent • Young Women in Peacebuilding Program in the Arab States Region - 2025 Application • Possible Impacts of the US-Brokered Iran-Israel Ceasefire • بعد خمسين سنة: ماذا ورثنا من حرب لبنان؟ • Iran-Israel War: After the Dust Settles • BSD 2025 - Opening and Welcome Notes / Plenary Session: “Is a New Middle East in the Making?” • Beirut Security Debates 2025 - Day 2 Summary • Beirut Security Debates 2025 - Day 1 Summary • Beirut Security Debates 2025 - Day 1 & Day 2 Summary • BSD Conference Report 2025: A New Era? Scenarios for the Middle East • Expert Workshop: “China’s Role in Lebanon and Syria” • POLITICAL SCIENCE ON TRIAL: An experience in the Lebanese Civil War • من المنفى إلى المجهول: اللاجئون السوريون في لبنان والعودة إلى الوطن • From Exile to Uncertainty: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Consider Returning Home • Lessons From The 2019 Social Movements of The MENA Region • نحو لبنان «جديد» ُمنتج • TOWARDS A PRODUCTIVE “NEW” LEBANON • No ‘low-hanging fruits’ for economic policy reform • IFI NEWSLETTER: MARCH-APRIL 2025 • IFI Fellows • Pioneers of Progress: Tunisian Women Leading the Fight for Equality and Democracy Throughout the Years • IFI and IRIS Sign MoU to Advance Regional Policy Dialogue and Collaboration • Book Reflection:"The Temptation of Mars: War and Peace in the 21st Century" with H.E. Ghassan Salamé • Does Lebanon need a fiscal rule? • A New Agreement with the IMF? • Discussion on "Inequality, Globalization and Democracy" • GCC Commitments to Women, Peace, and Security: Reflections on 25 Years of Progress • Women After War: At the Helm of Rebuilding and Recovery in Gaza • Discussion on "Towards a Productive 'New' Lebanon • Discussion on "Their Fate, Their Land: Palestine and the Future of International Law" • UNSC Resolution 1701 and the 2024 Ceasefire Agreement • قراءة في ما وراء وقف إطلاق النار: تحليل ُمقارن للقرار 1701 واتفاق وقف إطلاق النار 2024 • Beyond a Ceasefire: A Comparative Analysis of UNSCR 1701 and the 2024 Ceasefire Agreement​ • IFI Newsletter - January/February 2025 • Towards a Productive New Lebanon • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 8 with Amb. Nassif Hitti, IFI Associate Fellow • Book Discussion "The United Nations and the Question of Palestine" • IFI and DAKSHIN - Global South Centre of Excellence sign a General Agreement of Cooperation • Media Bias in Conflict Reporting during the Lebanon-Israel War • Discussion: "Türkiye’s Renewed Middle Eastern Ambitions: End Goals and Constraints" • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 7 with Jihad Yazigi, IFI Associate Fellow • Rebuilding Lebanon: Challenges in Post-War Urban Recovery • 2024 Institute Highlights • Institute Highlights • Lebanon Amidst The Spiral of A Middle East In Flames • Le Liban dans l’engrenage d’un Moyen-Orient en flammes • Meeting Report: Second meeting of the Women, Peace and Security Working Group in the Arab States/MENA Region • IFI Newsletter: November-December 2024 • Lebanon’s Post-War Economy: No Substitute to Reform • The Battle of the Lebanese Druze Political Identity • ملخّص السياسة رقم 2 - إصلاح سياسات الطاقة • Policy Brief No.2 - Energy Policy Reform • Emerging from the Ashes: A Snapshot of Syria on the Eve of Regime Collapse • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 6 with Fatima Abu Salem, Professor of Computer Science - AUB • Lebanon on the Grey List: What You Need to Know • Webinar: "An Incoming President: A New US Middle East Policy Amidst Turmoil?" • Policy Brief 1 - Fiscal Policy Reform - Arabic • منتدى مراكز البحوث في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا: تنظيم الجهود لتحقيق تأثير جماعي • Think Tank Forum: Organizing for Collective Impact • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 5 with Karma Ekmekji, IFI Associate Fellow • The Middle East Viewed From Eurasia: It’s All About Realpolitik • Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings in the United Arab Emirates: Towards Effective Policies & Regulations • WPS Working Group for Arab States Gathers in Geneva to Advance Women’s Leadership in Peace and Security • Fixing Fuel Flows: Petroleum and Finance Trajectories In Lebanon • Welcome! 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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. • IFI Newsletter: August-October 2024 • The Cli-Health Program: Climate Change, Health, and Social Justice | Virtual Event • Policy Brief 1 - Fiscal Policy Reform - English • Jordan’s Diplomatic Edge: NATO’s Role and Regional Impact • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 4 with Marc Ayoub, IFI Associate Fellow • A Three Dimensional Perspective on EU Policy towards Lebanon • Privatization of Lebanon’s Beaches • IFI NEWSLETTER: June-July 2024 • The Beirut Port Discussion Series • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 3 with Camille Ammoun, IFI Associate Fellow • Book Discussion: “The Russian Military Intervention in Syria” • حرب غزّة بمنظار المسألة السنيّة المشرقيّة الراهنة • Political Polarization in Jordan after the War on Gaza • WAR IN GAZA: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 2 with Joseph Bahout, IFI Director • Second launching of “Vulnerability Policy Tool” • The Beirut Port Discussion Series, on June 25 and June 27, 2024 • SWANA Future of Work Hub • INSTITUTE INSIGHTS: Episode 1 with Sami Geadah, IFI Associate Fellow • IFI Newsletter: APRIL-MAY 2024 • ​إطلاق المرصد البرلماني في لبنان وموقعه الالكتروني • "BDL’s Forensic Audit & Ways Forward" discussion summary and recording • BSD conference report: The Gaza War and the Regional Turmoil in the Middle East • ​The “Battle Of The Corridors": Regional Interconnectivity and the Geo-Economic Future of the Middle East​ • "The Lebanese Presidential Election: A Key to Avoid Israel-Hezbollah Escalation?" -Bertille Lietar • "Climate Adaptation Finance Flows in the Middle East and North Africa​" -Jamal Saghir • "Housing, Land and Property Rights: A Main Determinant for Syrian Potential Returnees​" - Jihad Yazigi • Under the Rubble of Gaza: A Middle East Reshaped?​ - Dr. Joseph Bahout • "Russia and the Middle East: Discussions in Valdai" - Yeghia Tashjian • ​مصرف لبنان: تحليل جنائي- توفيق كسبار • "​Banque du Liban: A Forensic Analysis"- Dr. Toufic Gaspard • Between Tales and Facts: The Long Saga of Gaza Marine- Mona Sukkarieh • "Lebanon in Search of a Treasure That Doesn't Exist"- Albert Kostanian • Subscribe to IFI's Mailing List! • IFI Policy Blog